Alexia Echeagaray

Alexia C. Echeagaray was born in Mazatlán, México, and has lived there most of her life. She wanted to learn how to surf in her early teens but wasn’t allowed by her mum as, “it was a very dangerous sport within a heavy environment for a girl, as there were lots of drugs around”. It wasn’t until she was 17 years old when she went on a trip with her cousins to Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca and took a surf lesson. Once she tried surfing, Lexie fell instantly in love! She started giving lessons back in 2012 to girls that requested them around her area, and then opened her own surf school in 2021 called, “Lexie Surf Academy”, where she met her second passion, teaching. Alexia went to college in Australia and is currently studying to receive an online business degree too!

Lexie has stayed active in competitive surfing within Mexico, representing her state in several national surf competitions and has competed in some other international competitions. She’s traveled all around Mexico and has also chased waves in El Salvador, Nicaragua, California, Hawaii and Australia. Now, she combines her passion for surfing, teaching and traveling to coach Amigas at SWA retreats.